{"id":1986,"date":"2012-08-18T11:54:53","date_gmt":"2012-08-18T01:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plate4eight.com\/?page_id=1986"},"modified":"2012-08-18T11:54:53","modified_gmt":"2012-08-18T01:54:53","slug":"chicken-tikka-masala","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/?page_id=1986","title":{"rendered":"Chicken Tikka Masala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/plate4eight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC09495-001.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1745\" title=\"Chicken Tikka Masala\" src=\"http:\/\/plate4eight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC09495-001-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>3 whole\u00a0(to 4) Chicken Breasts<\/li>\n<li>Kosher Salt (I use everyday table salt)<\/li>\n<li>Ground Coriander<\/li>\n<li>Cumin, To Taste<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup\u00a0Plain Yogurt<\/li>\n<li>6 Tablespoons\u00a0Butter<\/li>\n<li>1 whole\u00a0Large Onion<\/li>\n<li>4 cloves\u00a0Garlic<\/li>\n<li>1 piece\u00a0(approximately 2 Inches) Chunk Fresh Ginger<\/li>\n<li>3 Tbl Garam Masala<\/li>\n<li>800g Tin Diced Tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>1 Tbl Sugar<\/li>\n<li>1-1\/2 cup\u00a0Heavy Cream<\/li>\n<li>2 cups\u00a0Basmati Rice<\/li>\n<li>_____<\/li>\n<li>OPTIONAL:<\/li>\n<li>Fresh Cilantro<\/li>\n<li>Chili Peppers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Season each chicken breast with some salt, then sprinkle both sides with the coriander and cumin.<\/p>\n<p>Then take your plain yoghurt and spread it all over your chicken, completely coating both sides.<\/p>\n<p>Place your chicken on a metal rack over a foil lined tray. \u00a0I used the grill tray in my oven.<\/p>\n<p>Grill for 5-7 minutes each side until the edges are slightly blackened, but not completely burned.<\/p>\n<p>Remove from the grill, place on a plate and set aside.<\/p>\n<p>Now, dice up that onion, melt some butter in a large pan, toss it in and\u00a0saut\u00e9 until the onion has slightly browned.<\/p>\n<p>As the onion is cooking, mince the garlic and ginger and add to the onions with salt to taste. PW uses 1 Tbl, but we don\u2019t eat much salt around here, so for us that seemed a little excessive, but you do what works for you.<\/p>\n<p>Next, add your Garam Masala and chilli to the pan, stir it around and let it cook for about a minute before adding your tomatoes.<\/p>\n<p>Continue cooking and stirring, scraping the bottom of the pan to deglaze it before adding your sugar. \u00a0Allow this mixture to simmer for about 5 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Now for this amazing rice!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong>2 Cups Basmati Rice<\/p>\n<p>4 Tbl Butter<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp Salt<\/p>\n<p>1 Tbl Ground Turmeric<\/p>\n<p>4 Cups of Water<\/p>\n<p>Peas (dried or frozen)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now for the tricky bit. \u00a0Toss all of the ingredients into your rice cooker, put the lid on and completely ignore it until you are ready to serve up. \u00a0Don\u2019t you love that! \u00a0It looks fabulous and everyone is going to think you are so clever to pull-off fancy rice as well as the Tikka Masala.<\/p>\n<p>Back to the Tikka Masala.<\/p>\n<p>After the sauce has thickened, add in the Cream. \u00a0It\u2019s up to you whether you use 1 cup or add in the 1 1\/2 cups. \u00a0I would suggest you start with just 1 cup, do a taste test, and if it is too strong for your liking, add in the other 1\/2 cup. \u00a0It would be a shame to spoil it at the last minute with too much cream.<\/p>\n<p>Then you just dice up your chicken and toss it into the pan, give it a bit of a stir to make sure all of the chicken is coated in the sauce. \u00a0And, if you feel so inclined, add some chopped coriander.<\/p>\n<p>Place your rice and Tikka Masala in serving bowls and take to the table.<\/p>\n<p>Source:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thepioneerwoman.com\/\">http:\/\/thepioneerwoman.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients: 3 whole\u00a0(to 4) Chicken Breasts Kosher Salt (I use everyday table salt) Ground Coriander Cumin, To Taste 1\/2 cup\u00a0Plain Yogurt 6 Tablespoons\u00a0Butter 1 whole\u00a0Large Onion 4 cloves\u00a0Garlic 1 piece\u00a0(approximately 2 Inches) Chunk Fresh Ginger 3 Tbl Garam Masala 800g Tin Diced Tomatoes 1 Tbl Sugar 1-1\/2 cup\u00a0Heavy Cream 2 cups\u00a0Basmati Rice _____ OPTIONAL: Fresh &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":21,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"tinysalt_hide_before_page_content_ad":"","tinysalt_hide_after_page_content_ad":"","tinysalt_hide_page_header":"","tinysalt_advanced_classname":"","tinysalt_page_featured_media_position":"","tinysalt_single_site_header_source":"","tinysalt_single_custom_site_header":"0","tinysalt_single_custom_sticky_site_header":"0","tinysalt_single_custom_sticky_site_header_style":"sticky-scroll-up","tinysalt_single_site_footer_source":"","tinysalt_single_custom_site_footer":"0","footnotes":""},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1986"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1986"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1986\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1987,"href":"https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1986\/revisions\/1987"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}